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A. P. BRANDENBURG. FASTENER FOR RAIN APRONS. No. 599,961. 117/31Patented Oct. 5,1897.

WITNESSES a rain-apron.

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ALBERT F. BRANDENBURG, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. TO JOHN B. MCLARDIEAND ANNA O. BRANDENBURG, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENER FOR RAlN-APRONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,961, dated October5, 1897.

Application filed January 25, 1897. Serial No. 620,651. (No model.)

To all who/)1 it may (Jo/1.007%:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. BRANDEN- BURG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners forRain- Aprons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in fasteners forrain-aprons such as are used 011 buggies and other vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener for securing theapron to the dash, which may be adjusted or placed at any point alongthe lower edge of the apron regardless of any width of dash.

To this end the invention consists of 1n cans that are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a view of a portion ofthe lower end of a rain-apron, looking on the inner side thereof andupon which my fasteners are placed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thefastener detached from the apron. Fig. 3 is an elevation of thefastener, showing the inner side or the side opposite that shown in Fig.2. Fig. i is an end elevation showing the position of the fastener whenengaged with the apron; Fig. 5, a similar View showing the fastener in aposition to receive the edge of the apron. Fig. 6 is a view of theengaging wire removed from the plate. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of thefastener slightly modified. Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is aView of the lower edge of the fastener shown in Fig. 7.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A designates the lower horizontal edge of The fastener by means of whichthe said apron is secured to the dash of the buggy or other vehicleconsists of a sheet-metal plate bent upon itself to form a roundedportion a, sides a, which provide intervening spaces Z) and Z), intowhich the edge of the apron fits, the extreme lower edge of said apronoccupying the space Z) when the fastener is in position. The ends of oneof the sides of said plate are turned up or rounded, as at c and c, theformer to provide the pointed ends 6" pass through openings ff in theplate, as shown in Fig. 4. An opposite movement of said wire brings saidends out of said openings and clears the spaces 7) and b for thereception of the apron, as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 3 shows the position ofthe fastener 6 when its ends have penetrated the apron and the latter isheld securely, the part 6 in this instance being against a side of theplate.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the fastener shown on the left sideof the apron is ordinarily in a fixed position and any adj ust-' ment ormovement is made with the fastener shown on the right. This latterfastener is also provided with means for stretching or sufficientlytightening the apron in its position 011 the dash, consisting of a hookd on an elastic band it, one end of which is secured to the inner end ofthe plate. In securing the apron on the dash with sufiicient tightnessthe elastic band 71. is stretched until the hook d can engage with thevertical edge of the dash on that side, and thus the apron is heldsuiiioiently taut. This elastic band may be substituted in the modifiedforms shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 by a helical spring i, which surroundsand is secured to the inner end of the hook d. Space is provided forthis spring in a cylindrical portion 7, which is a portion of the plate.7 It will be observed that the only too variation in the structuralfeatures consists in providing one of the fasteners with a hook (I or dWith a resilient connection with the plate.

Having described my invention, 1 claim-- 1. In a rain-apron fastener, ametallic plate bent to loosely inclose an edge of the apron, andprovided With openings through its sides, in combination with aWire-fastener having its ends turned at right angles to its bodyportion, and terminating in rounded hooks Which inclose the bent orrounded edge of said plate, and are movable in and out of the openingsin said plate to engage or disengage with the apron, substantially asdescribed.

2. A rain-apron fastener, consisting of a metallic plate bent uponitself to form inclosing sides Which are provided with openings f, ahook fixed to one end of said plate, and an engaging Wire having roundedhook extensions e, that inclose the lower longitudinal edge of saidplate, the said hook extensions 6 being movable in and out of theopeningsf to engage or disengage with the apron, substantially asdescribed. 1

3. A rain-apron fastener, consisting of a metallic plate bent uponitself to form an intervening space for the insertion of the edge of theapron, and provided with openings f, a hook attached to said plate toengage with the vertical edge of the dash, and an engagin g Wire ehaving rounded hooks e that loosely surround the lower longitudinal edge of said plate, the said hooks 6 being movable in and out of theopenings f to engage or disengage with the apron and a hook having anelastic or resilient connection to said plate and adapted to engage withthe dash, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT F. BRANDENBURG.

Witnesses:

J. B. MCLARDIE, R. J. MCOARTY.

